Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 1140 - Pharmacy
Chapter 1140-17 - Drug Donation Repository Program
Section 1140-17-.03 - ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR PROGRAM PARTICIPATION AS A REPOSITORY BY MEDICAL FACILITIES AND PHARMACIES

Universal Citation: TN Comp Rules and Regs 1140-17-.03

Current through April 3, 2024

(1) To be eligible for participation in the prescription drug donation repository program, a medical facility or pharmacy shall be in compliance with all applicable federal and state laws, including laws applicable to the storage and distribution of drugs and the appropriate licensure standards, and shall hold active, unencumbered, state-issued licenses or registrations in good standing. In the case of a physician's office, the physician(s) and other medical staff shall be duly licensed.

(2) A medical facility or pharmacy which intends to operate as a repository within the prescription drug donation repository program shall receive a determination of exemption from the United States internal revenue service pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3) prior to making application to the Board to act as a repository. The medical facility or pharmacy shall present the exemption along with the form prescribed by the department and available on the program's web page as outlined in Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs 1140-17-.03(4).

(3) Participation in the prescription drug donation repository program is voluntary.

(4) A pharmacy or medical facility may elect to participate in the prescription drug donation repository program by providing, on a form prescribed by the department and available on the program's web page, written notification to the department of all of the following:

(a) The name, street address, and telephone number of the pharmacy or medical facility, and any state-issued license or registration number issued to the pharmacy or medical facility, including the name of the issuing agency;

(b) The name and telephone number of the responsible pharmacist, physician, physician's assistant or nurse practitioner who is employed by or under contract with the pharmacy or medical facility; and

(c) A statement, signed and dated by the responsible pharmacist, physician, physician's assistant or nurse practitioner, indicating that the pharmacy or medical facility meets the eligibility requirements under this rule and shall comply with the requirements of this chapter.

(5) Withdrawal from participation. A pharmacy or medical facility may withdraw from participation in the prescription drug donation repository program at any time by providing written notice to the department on a form prescribed by the department and available on the program's web page.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 63-10-501 through 63-10-510 and Chapter 392 of the Public Acts of 2017, § 1.

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